After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 83 Ke’s mother attacks
With the charcoal fire burning and the room warm, Ke Yiqing sat on the bed with her hair loose. She was thinking about the newly opened shop.

"Brother Li has chosen an excellent place, and his boss is also easy to talk to. What are you still worried about, madam?"

She rubbed her temples. Yu Jin's words were true. She had been busy a while ago, and she had solved the most difficult transportation problems and supply problems one by one. Now she was just waiting to choose an auspicious day to open the business.

So what is she still worried about?
"Now that the weather is so cold and there is a famine, I wonder if anyone will buy our charcoal fire?"

Ke Yiqing looked confused. She had opened the shop vigorously with enthusiasm, and the effect was indeed good in the end.

But the sales of potatoes and rice in the grain store still hit her hard in the face.

People in Shengjing have eyes for the sky. As long as there is rice to buy, their enthusiasm for potatoes is still very average. Otherwise, she would not be able to use potatoes to pay the wages of refugees outside the city with confidence.

There were really too many potatoes left.

"Li Wei also told me that the refugees outside the city only know how to burn ordinary charcoal. Can such low-grade charcoal really be sold?"

Yu Jin chuckled and said bluntly that she had thought too much.

"Madam, you have thought carefully. If you were a wealthy person, you would probably have to pick a lot of things to buy. But it's good to be alive at this time. Who has enough money to pick out what to buy?"

When she was told this, she was a little embarrassed. Yes, the potato sales were not as good as expected. That was because they needed rice to buy them, but for charcoal, I guess only charcoal could be bought.

It's a great thing to be able to survive such a severe cold. Who would be more picky about it?
Facts have proved that Yu Jin was right. After the opening, their shop was really prosperous, and the number of people queuing even exceeded that of the rice and grain store.

"Oh, you can buy less rice. Cooking it with potatoes will last a long time, but you must not miss the charcoal fire!"

The women in front were joking and chatting. Because they had arrived early and had to wait a long time, their cheeks were red from the cold, but they were all in high spirits after buying the charcoal they had been waiting for.

One person sighed: "This Dejitang is such a good businessman. In such a world, the price of rice and charcoal fire has not increased!"

"It hasn't gone up yet?" The person who spoke was dressed better and expected to have a well-off family. He had never used charcoal before.

The man pursed his lips and smiled, "I fled a disaster in my early years and was helpless in Shengjing, so I have always used charcoal. I am naturally familiar with the price of charcoal."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was a little sad. If there was no Deji Hall in Shengjing this year, many people would probably die, and this woman would probably be one of them.

"My aunt is also very lucky to meet such a good businessman. I hope Deji Tang can continue to open in the future."

Everyone with delicate thoughts was wiping their tears at this time, and they all thought of their own family's difficulties.

The man from a well-to-do family took the woman's hand and said: "My official got a cold epidemic a while ago. I heard from the doctor at Deji Hall that the disease is most afraid of being cold, but the charcoal fires in Shengjing are all tense. If it weren't for this year I bought some, I'm afraid..."

The word "cold epidemic" pulled everyone's heartstrings, and many people soon agreed.

"Yes, yes, I have seniors and juniors, but I'm the only one who doesn't get it, otherwise, hey..."

"Who says it's not the case? This year is too weird. The food shortage is so severe, and there are such lesions, and the government has no explanation!"

When everyone mentioned the government, they also complained.

Ke Yiqing sat in the carriage and waited. His face, which was originally comfortable because of the large number of people buying charcoal fires, became heavy after hearing this.

She thought of the guards she met when she left the city. They knew about it at that time, but there has been no movement from the government until now. What is the reason for this?
Do we really want to watch so many people die?

Because it had happened in her previous life, she had never thought much about the famine and cold epidemic since she was reborn. Now when she thinks about it, she feels strange.

The riots in Jingnan led to food shortages in Shengjing, and the cold epidemic made things worse, but the government failed to take action. Is this really a coincidence?

Is Shengjing supposed to suffer this calamity?
Because she was thinking about these things, she didn't react until the carriage reached the official road of the Marquis Mansion.

"Are you going back?" Yu Jin said helplessly: "Madam, I have been asking you, but you haven't replied. Seeing that it was getting dark, you took it upon yourself to ask the coachman to come back. I hope you won't blame me."

"You have your heart, how can I blame you?"

With this interruption, Ke Yiqing felt a little relieved, but the car went slower and slower.

She opened the curtain and asked, "What's going on?"

The coachman hesitated for a while and then said: "To tell you what to say, madam, there seems to be a carriage from the Minister's Mansion parked in front of the Marquis' Mansion."

Her heart skipped a beat, and her intuition was not good. What were her family members doing here at this time?
"Stop ahead and let me take a closer look."

"Yes."

The carriage stopped slowly. Ke Yiqing got off the carriage and saw that it was indeed the Ke family's carriage. It was the carriage she rode in when they got engaged.

"lady……"

Yu Jin also looked worried. The last time they went back together, she knew better than anyone else what the Ke family's attitude towards her wife was.

The visitor is not good.

She calmed down and couldn't figure out for a while what the purpose of the Ke family's visit was.

"That's all, pretend not to know for now and go back to Xiyuan first."

But her premonition was indeed correct. When she returned to Xiyuan, neither Aunt Xue nor Zi Xing came to pick her up. Only the young lady guarded the door and waited for her.

"Third Aunt." The young lady stretched out her hands to hug her.

Ke Yiqing felt so weak that she immediately held the child in her arms, "You're so good, are you waiting for the third aunt?"

The young lady nodded solemnly and said, "Sister Zi Xing and the others are standing at the iron gate. Would Third Aunt want to go over and have a look?"

She sighed inwardly, as expected she couldn't escape.

When the three of them walked to the iron gate, Aunt Xue's face was so heavy that she could drip.

"What's the matter?" she asked softly.

Zi Xing also had a dark face, but still explained.

It turned out that Ke's mother brought people to ask for food from her. Unexpectedly, she met the second master, who resented Ke Yiqing in his heart and said that she was unruly.

"Yiqing!" Ke's mother said angrily outside the iron gate, "My mother has taught you to abide by the legislation since you were a child, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing!"

The second master, Gu Zhenyue, added with jealousy: "My family is soft-hearted. We divorced a long time ago and still let her live in the house. Who knows, but she is a white-eyed wolf. She enjoys the hot food and drinks hot food there. I pity my old mother, but... I want to eat rotten vegetables!"

Ke's mother looked ugly, and felt even more shameless when she heard this. She said guiltily: "When the evil barrier opens the door, I will definitely ask her to hand over all the food and serve the old lady well."

"You are really my good mother!" She clenched her fists and forced herself to ignore the grievances in her heart.

"You bastard, why don't you open the door quickly!" The iron door was hammered hard several times.

Although Ke's mother is not from a wealthy family, she has always been pampered and used so much strength. She must have hated this daughter for embarrassing her!

Aunt Xue couldn't help it anymore, "You old fool, open your eyes carefully and see who is not letting the door open!"

After being yelled at like this, Ke's mother regained her consciousness a little. She took a closer look and found that, sure enough, the iron door was so tightly guarded that it seemed to be locked from the outside. It was clear that she didn't want the people inside to come out!
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